Important Links

Click here (Instruction Tools) to see the chart of the annual review of instructional intervention programs, including AWARD, by the National Center on RTI.

• U.S. Department of Education Press Room   
  ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

School: The Story of American Public Education
Public Broadcasting Service online exhibit covering the history, development, present and future of public education in the United States.

• Information for International Education: Education USA
  EducationUSA is a global network of more than 400 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

• U.S. Charter Schools
  Information on charter schools in the US, including state by state resources.

Lesson Plans

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
  over 30 federal agencies providing hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources FREE Animations,Primary Docs, Photos, Videos


• K-12 Content Standards
  A compendium of content standards and benchmarks for K-12 education in both searchable and browsable formats.
  
  

• Internet Education Foundation
  The Internet Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public and policymakers about the potential of a decentralized global Internet to promote communications, commerce and democracy.
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
  Since 1998, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities has provided timely, comprehensive information on designing, building, and maintaining safe, healthy, high-performing schools
  
  
• Consortium for School Networking (COSN)
  Consortium for School Networking's Leadership Initiatives help K-12 education technology leaders address key challenges.
  

Distance Learning

• Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
  The Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered free each quarter over the World Wide Web.
  

• Online Education Database
  OEDb currently contains reviews of 1,061 programs from 82 accredited online colleges. Unlike other leading online education directories, our database only lists accredited online colleges so that you can be sure that these degrees will be respected by potential employers.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
  TMIT OpenCourseWare is a free online version of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.

Special Needs Education

• George Washington University Heath Resource Center
  The HEATH Resource Center at The National Youth Transitions Center is an online clearing house on post secondary education for individuals with disabilities.

Statistics

• Digest of Education Statistics
  Compilation of statistical information covering the field of education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school, produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education.
  
  
• National Center for Education Statistics
  NCES, U.S. Department of Education, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other nations.

• Research on Education

  • U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology
    The Office of Educational Technology (OET) is located in and supports the Office of the Secretary (OS). OET provides leadership for powering education at all levels of learning with technology.

  • Education Resources Information Center
    ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information.

  • The Brown Center on Education Policy
    Raising the quality of education in the United States for more people is imperative for society’s well-being. With that goal in mind, the purpose of the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings is to examine the problems of the American education system and to help delineate practical solutions.

  • Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives
    Established on January 7, 1997, this Congressional committee has basic jurisdiction over education and labor matters.

  • American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: AACTE
    To promote the learning of all PK-12 students through high-quality, evidence-based preparation and continuing education for all school personnel.
    
    
  • Education Week
    Editorial Projects in Education Is the independent, nonprofit publisher of Education Week and other high-quality print and online products on K-12 education.
    
    
  • National Education Association (NEA)
    Our mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.
    
    
  • U.S. Department of Education’s Network for Education Information
    USNEI was created in 1996 in response to requests from the (then) U.S. Information Agency (USIA, now the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State) and several private sector educational associations. These organizations sought a central information point for international education information and asked that it be located in the U.S. Department of Education.